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Mosquitos At Griffith Park Positive For West Nile

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Jun 19, 2009 9:59 pm US/Pacific

Mosquitos At Griffith Park Positive For West Nile

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― County officials say mosquitoes caught near Griffith Park in Los Angeles tested positive for West Nile virus.

Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District spokeswoman Crystal Brown says the mosquito sample is the second to test positive this year, but not a cause for alarm.

Brown says officials found a dead bird infected with West Nile in Los Feliz last week, the third in Los Angeles County this year.

West Nile virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause flu-like symptoms and, in rare cases, serious illness or death.

The Griffith Park area includes the Los Angeles Zoo.

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